Skirt-supporter and waist-stay.



PATENTED APR. 30, 1907.

O. D. FLETCHER. SKIRT SUPPO RTBR AND WAIST STAY.

APPLICATION FILED NAB. 5, 1906.

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dianapolis. in the county of CLAUDE D. FLETCHER, OF INDIANAPOLIS,INDIANA.

SKlRT-SUPPORTER AND WAIST-STAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Eatentect April 30, 1907.

Application filed March 5, 1906. Serial 110,304,151.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CLAUDE D. FLETCHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at In- Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Skirt-Supporters and W'aisttays, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce a device by means of which asecure connection may be made between a waist and skirt, or between anytwo separable garments, the construction being such that all thatportion of the fastener carried by the waist may be readily attachedthereto and removed therefrom.

The accompanying invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device in use; Fig. 2 an elevationthereof full size; Fig. 3 a perspective view thereof; Fig. 4

a similar view of a modified form; andFig. 5

drawings illustrate my a perspective view of one end of my attachmentillustrating a modified form of eye to be attached to the skirt.

In the drawings, 10 indicates a strip of thin metal or other suitablematerial which is sufliciently stiff transversely. Formed in the upperedge of the strip 10 near each end is a notch 11 which thus forms ateach end of the strip an upwardly extending hook 12 which hooks convergetoward each other so that 'the end of each hook lies vertically abovethe bottom of the adjacent notch.

The use is as follows: The average waist is provided at the back, at thewaist line, with a tape or. strip 13 which serves to hold the gathers 14in place. In order to adapt this tape for use with my invention I attachthe tape to the waist along the upper and lower edges only, by a row orrows of stitches 15, as indicated in Fig. 2, leaving the ends of thetape unattached to the waist and thus forming an open-ended pocket intowhich the strip 10 may be slipped, the hooked ends 12 projecting fromeach end of the tape and presenting themselves in position to receive aneye 16 or ring 17 properly attached to the waist band of the skirt. Inorder to make the connection between the skirt and the waist, it isnecessary to draw the waist-band of the skirt tightly about the waist ofthe wearer, so that the eyes will slip over the uper ends of the hooks12 and then drop to the bottoms of the notches 11, the natural exjpansion of the skirt band thereafter holding ,the parts againstaccidental displacement.

I hen it is desired to launder the waist it is l merely necessary towithdraw the strip 10 and it may then be readily inserted in position onanother waist, it being unnecessary j to spend any time in sewing orotherwise atl taching the strip to the waist.

i If it is desired that the eyes or rings attached to the waist band ofthe skirt he very flat it may be desirable to form grooves 19 l uponopposite faces of the strip adjacent the I base or lowermost portion ofthe notch. 11, as

j shown in Fig. 4, or a specially prepared ring 1 17 may be providedwith an offset portion 20 which will compensate for the thickness of theplate or strip 10.

j I claim as my invention:

, 1. A device of the class described consist j ing of a strip of metalall parts of which are j substantially in the same plane and havingformed in one edge near each end transversely-entering diverging notchesforming a j pair of converging hooks one at each end.

2. A device of the class described consisting of a strip of materialprovided at each end with a hook, and offsets formed in the body of thestrip adjacent the hooks to re j ceive cooperating eyes and compensatefor l the thickness of the strip, substantially as described.

i 3. A device of the class described consistj ing of a strip of metalhaving formed in one j edge transversely entering notches, and OH- isets formed in the body of the strip adjacent j the notches to receivecooperating eyes and compensate for the thickness of the strip.

4. A device ofthe class described consisting of a strip of metal allparts of which are substantially in the same plane and having formed inone edge near each end transl versely entering diverging notches formingI a pair of converging hooks one at each end,

I and offsets formed in the body of the strip j adjacent the hooks toreceive cooperating I eyes and compensate for the thickness of thestrip.

; In witness whereof, I, have hereunto set my hand and seal atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 2nd day of March, A. D. one thousand l ninehundred and six l CLAUDE D. FLETCHER. [L. s.]

l lVitnesses:

j ARTHUR M. Hoon,

, THOMAS IV. MoMEANs.

